i'll admit it...

I am a fan of jason castro.
I saw him tonight in concert...and really, I mean, he is fabulous live. Soooo good!

If you get the chance--you should probably see him live. :)

much needed update...

Well. It has been a while hasn't it! Long over-due.
I'm going to attempt to update the past 6 months in the life of Gabby...since we've talked last, I have been to Quito, Ecuador, my 2nd year into the Go Internship as an Apprentice has started, made a few stateside trips to the lovely Arizona, extra lovely California (a few times...can't stay away!), and a few other places Dallas, Kansas City. Thats the life as far as traveling, and since traveling is my obvious favorite hobby, I will now present to you with a pictorial update of the past 6 months...I just wanted to use the word pictorial. :)

Next time I won't take 6 months to write.
-Gab
Much love.

OH I have a website now - check it out! (credit to mr. jose olide....whatwhat!)

Now for the fun part!

shew...

Time goes by way too fast. It seems like it was just September and I was about to walk into my first year of the Internship program at Go International...time has flown by, and it's already June and the last week of Internship. I can't believe it! This year flew by...one thing I've learned is to not just let time fly and be anxious for the 'next big thing' to happen, but learn to enjoy & soak up where you're at. Learn all you can. And don't rush! Because you'll never have tomorrow back. Ok, so that was kind of greeting card-ish, but it's the truth.

Learn all you can. Enjoy your life right now whatever that may look like. :)

a little variety...

One thing that's awesome about Oklahoma...multiple skylines.

I took these driving yesterday (all at the same time). One side of the street you have blue sky, then clouds, then stormy. It's pretty cool you can see three different skies from one place.

Ahh only Oklahoma...

a helpful tip...

Everybody likes a helpful tip now and then... So it's common knowledge that gas prices are just outrageous, and I happen to come across some nifty information about getting gas so I thought I would share!

Helpful tip numero uno:

Only buy or fill up your vehicle in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine...

If there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

the yucky foot cream...

So this afternoon I’m on the search for some normal body lotion, and I come across some 'spa foot cream.' That just sounds gross. As soon as I touched the bottle I immediately felt the need to wash my hands…I don’t know if any of you are like this, or maybe I’m just a bit of a germaphobic. But anytime I touch something remotely yucky or especially sticky I feel the need to wash my hands. So anyways…I pick up this foot cream and I think, “What? Sick! I don’t want foot cream – I’m looking for lotion…” After putting down the yucky foot cream, I began to think, “hmm I wonder if this is really as gross as I'm thinking it to be...” So after washing my hands, and finding some real lotion, I proceeded to think, “hmm…maybe foot cream really isn’t that disgusting. Maybe it’s just the label that makes me think of it that way.” …And it was. There wasn’t any yucky foot stuff in the cream, it was just simple cream. It was my perception of the foot cream and it’s purpose that got me grossed out…well, feet just gross me out. Ha…
That got me thinking…sometimes we can even do that to ourselves. We limit ourselves to what we think our ‘label’ or ‘abilities’ are. In this case, the foot creams ability & label of course, was foot cream. But if we aren’t careful, sometimes it’s easy to put one on yourself that limits you to fully be who you are…or who you want to become.

Think about the label you put on yourself…don’t be like the foot cream.
Beee yourself.

reeeewind...

You know when you’re a kid and you have all of these awesome dreams about what life will be like when you’re 20, or just ‘older’… well personally, my ‘dream’ was to work at Starbucks in the middle of Manhattan (thanks to ‘You’ve Got Mail’), then when I would get off work I would roam the streets of New York and it would either be Spring or Fall all the time. Life was perfect, in my head at least. That life looked so fun and cool to me, I mean come on- Manhattan + Starbucks … hello! Awesome! I'm pretty sure I just wanted to be a part of that movie though. I didn’t even enjoy coffee yet...it was nasty and tasted like bitter dirty water to me. Which has changed quite a bit, because if you know me at all, you know that I am quite the financial supporter of Starbucks. Eventually as time went on and I grew a bit older, turns out that being employed by my local Starbucks is NOT my ultimate dream (for those of you who have that dream – go you!). My career choice changed probably every few months…or weeks. It's pretty funny, here are a few that I really remember:

Architect (until I found out there was math involved)
Hair sylist – I was planning to attend the ‘Vidal Sasoon Academy’
Archeologist
Doctor (the kind of doctor that doesn’t see any blood)
One of my personal favorites – the next Margaret Becker.
And of course, a Manhattan Starbucks barista

Pretty sure I’m not looking into any of those careers as of now.
It’s funny to take a look back and think about how many things you wanted to do when you were little and how you thought all of them would definitely come true one day. I think it’s good to get back in that perspective, and to think about the things that are waaaaay down in that little heart of yours and say, “maybe I CAN do that!” Maybe your dream isn’t to become a Starbucks barista, but hey maybe it is. Whatever it is, don’t just let it sit in the back of your mind for forever. Think about what you love. And do it.
All it takes is a little motivation and self-discipline.

Do what you love.
(www.gointernship.tv!)

i'm feeling crafty...

a proud moment in the life of gabby...

One Sunday morning my parents and I are in a rush (shocker!) getting ready to go to church…so I’m all ready and about to walk outside and get in the car, then I realize, hmmm, shoes might be a good idea. I run upstairs into my room that was pretty much pitch-black with the curtains closed and lights off – and put on my shoes.
Shew, I’m ready to go to church!...

Church is over and we’re home. I get out of the car, walking inside and my mom goes, “um, Gabby? Look down…” and low and behold, there are my shoes. Not just any shoes, two different pairs. This was followed by much much laughter, haha… I went the entire morning and a starbucks run without looking at my shoes. No one even said anything to me! I mean, it wasn’t just like a black one and a grey one…no no, it was one black shoe, and the other had a very distinctive print on it.

A dark room full of shoes can create a dangerous situation.

elephant time with gabby & lauren...

we're on an elephant... in bangkok, thailand.
our lives are awesome. :)

the guy kept taking pictures of us....hahaha
i miss this trip!!

tribute time. and then some...

so this weekend i was kind of a mom weekend for me. ha. i got a little taste of what it's like to be a full time mommy...which consisted of watching my nephew who is probably the biggest, and most active 1 year old you've ever met.

so even though it's 2 weeks away, this is my tribute to mothers day and all the mommas out there.
you. are. amazing.

i love my niece & nephew. i hate that they grow up so fast. :(
shew!

and now for my new absolute favorite photo...

is that not the sweetest picture ever?
gosh i love him...










oh yea...i saw sheryl crow & matt white this week. WOW. talk about amazing...she's phenomenal live!!














a very good week.
sheryl was amazing. and so is my niece an nephew.
:)

harder than it looks...

so today i tried to make my own version of starbucks drink.
one would think this specific drink would be pretty much idiot proof ... but apparently not.

an iced coffee.

i made one...it was gross. so i went to starbucks, and they made me an iced coffee that was very yummy.
my point is, no one makes coffee as good as starbucks... or at least me...hmm...

that's my story.
have a wonderful friday:)

maui.

i love traveling.
i have a great job too. :)
...life is good.